One Killed, Two Seriously Injured in a Two-story Fall at Philadelphia Construction Site
Investigators say three men fell off a cherry picker from approximately two stories high.
Just before 1 PM, three men fell about two stories from a cherry picker on the 4400 block of Moravian Street in West Philadelphia. Emergency responders transported two men to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where they were listed in critical condition. A third man was taken to Lankenau Hospital, where he was listed in extremely critical condition. One of the victims succumbed to his injuries and died after arriving at the hospital.
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